>> palestinians bury 10 members of the same family killed while sheltering in a united nations schools. gaza's hospitals reach breaking points as medical staff come under fire and medical supplies run out. with your global news-up data, also ahead, rescuers several for survivors after an earthquake in southern china kills more than 175. we will have the latest. why a mission to map mercury has delivered a new message from a sun-scorched world.

♪ palestinians have again been burying their dead after renewed israeli attacks. this time, 10 members of a family taking coverage in a united nations school. the human cost continues to climb. 64 israeli soldiers have now been killed. three civilians have been killed in israel, one of w4078 was a thai national. at least 1,830 palestinians have been killed in the israel operation. the u.n. estimates around 80% of them are civilians. more than 9,370 people have been injured 2,500 are children. more than a million are now taking refuge in u.n. shelters trying to escape the bombardment. this was the scene at that

particular air track that killed 10 people, a school being used by the united nations to house those fleeing the fighting was hit. 30 others were injured. the united nations selling terri general has issued a statement condemning the strike. the statement reads: the attack is yet another gross violation of international humanitarian law which clearly requires protection by both parties of palestinian civilians, u.n. staff and u.n. premises among other civilian facilities. it went on to say the secretary general repeats his demand to the parties to meal end the fighting and return to the path of peace. now, this madness must stop. our correspondent has been to the site of the attack in rafah and here is his report. we have spoken to eyewitnesses who have pretty much con firmfi the u.n.'s version of which is basically a drone targeted two people on what is believed to be

a motorcycle and a number of people were killed and injured. i will have my cameraman show you where this drone hit. we understand that it was a hellfire missile. you can tell it's a fairly small hole, a small point where it's targeted but again, we are hearing at least 10 people killed and many, many more injured. let me just give you an idea of just how close it is to this u.n. school which has been used as a shelter for several weeks now. a shelter where more than 3,000 people displaced by this conflict lived, many of them children. let's take a look at this school. this is the rafah prepatory boys' school, a school in times of peace, but it's been the home of people for several weeks now. as we have been saying, many of these people are children. you can probably see them around me everywhere. there is children as far as you can see crowding everywhere and it really just gives you a sense 50 whenever these strikes occur,

whenever these attacks occur, it's these young people who are caught in it disproportionately. we understand among the dead, among the 20 or rather the sent or so who are injured in this strike, some were children. >> court peter lana says the u.n. school was not the intended target. >> we carried out a strike this morning on two terrorists that were on a motorcycle. we did not carry on strike on the school. this is currently being investigated. there is a difference between targeting and people that, get caught up in the crossfire. yesterday, there was extensiverologist flier that took place, over sixty rockets that were fired in to israel from gaza. less than cases of them were fired from around a u.n. school. 11 cases. what does that tell you? it tells me that there are people action hamas terrorists, that are intentionally placing their capabilities around u.n.

facilities, around other facilities, in order to try to draw in that response. the you know have released on three occasions announcements that rockets have been found within their schools. >> that's ridiculous. indeed, around the facilities. around their facilities just yesterday, just yesterday, 11 cases of rockets fired from around a u.n. school. charles stratford is in gaza city and joins me now from there. charles take us through what you have been witnessing today in gaza. >> well, we have been ingas city investigating what the united nations now is calling an unfolding humanitarian medical disaster. we have been visiting hospitals hospitals like the one we have seen since this crisis began, appalling facilities, constant people coming in, needing urgent medical treatment, medical facilities running out, medicines running out. we were talking to children as

well who were saying that their parents were telling us that they have been unable to get to hospitals across borders, in egypt, for example, to try and get urgent medical help. we visited shifa hospital in gaza city, and this is what we found. >> mohammed was playing with his friends in the refugee camp when the airstrike happened. ten children and one man were killed. he is now paralyzed from the waist, down. it should not have been this way. surgery could have saved his legs. he had right papers to be evacuated into egypt for emergency treatment. >> we prepared all of the documents. he keeps telling me to tell his friends he will be back soon to play again, but we know now he will never walk again. >> his friend, mohammed aila is a victim of the same attack, badly burned, happennal in his lungs. he needs creams and medicines to treat his burns but supplies at the hospital have run out.

u.n. representatives in gaza is a a humanitarian disaster is unfolding. doctor asabani shows me some of the supplies he says the hospital needs. >> the strangulation of gaza continues. it's getting worse. we get hundreds of patients every day. we urgently need stronger antibiotics. we need blood coagulants, basics like surgical gloves, tubes to aid patients' breathing. >> he says theitsisi forces have warned the hospital it may be targeted. >> we have had more than one occasion of a call that they are going to target the hospital. they have hit the eastern wall already. the palestinian machine thing says 36 blaningsz have been partially or completely destroyed. 102 medical staff have been injured and 19 killed. >> since israel's military offensive began there have been terrible difficulties for

ambulance drivers to get to the wounded and some medical records and their ambulance have been targeted. the man who was driving this ambulance was culled in shuyjea a few days ago. >> he shows me the bullet holes in his ambulance. >> we cannot trust the israeli military and the red cross to coordinate for us to get the injured out. they told us on the phone my colleague could go to rescue someone. he was killed when his ambulance was attacked. >> outside sh i have a hospital, hundreds of people are living on tents or on the pavements. many of their homes have been destroyed. sofi came here with his family of 10 more than two weeks ago. stwls there is no water for us, no bathrooms, no food, we are getting no help full-time from the hospitals. nothing in the from the u.n. we had hem during ramadan but now there is nothing. >> in the children's wart, he lays terrified in his bed. he will never play with his friends like he did before.

if the hospital had been able to treat him, he may have been able to walk again. charles you highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis there. tell us what's actually happening outside of gaza city. >> we have had ongoing airstrikes all over the strip. it's interesting since the israeli military have announced the withdrawal of tanks from certain areas including hasar, and what is described as a bed win village, there have been airstrikes, more concentrated airstrikes on various areas. we hear from the ministry of health that at least 40 people have been killed today in those airstrikes and there have been around 80 bodies also recovered from under the rubble from previous strikes, and the israeli army say at least 55 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel and that was actually reported a couple of

hours ago. there have been records of more that have been fired since. it has been a quieter day if you luke than previous days but these casualties and this ongoing violence suggests there is going to be no let-up yet. just as i speak now, we can hear drones here in this area. so, as night falls again, more fear and anxiety across gaza as this conflict continues. >> charles, thank you for the update, charles stratford speaking to us out of gaza. >> beattys let's move on to other news. at least 175 people have been killed after an earthquake in southern china, the 6.3 quake struck in a remote mount nance region. 1 were 400 people have been injured. officials say several buildings have collapsed including thousands of homes and a school. troops have been deployed and emergency relief is being sentence to the area. our china correspondent, adrian brown, has more.

>> gee gravellingcally, we are talking about a very, very remote area, mount nones and very poor as well. so, it's, you know, fair to assume that some of the buildings may not necessarily have been earth proof. a big rescue relief operation is now underway emergency services are doing what they can, but, you know, it's unlikely to be until monday tomorrow before help reaches the area from regional centers. the people's liberation army is almost certainly going to be involved. they do a pretty good job at times like this because they have, you know, huge resources. as i saw for myself during the sa schewu schewuan earthquake six years ago. it was the strongtest in this prove incident in 14 years ago. two years ago, more than 80 people died after a quake also in the same area. in 1970, an earthquake killed

1500 people. this is an area that is prone to earthquakes. >> more to come on al jazeera. annays exclusive, latest on fighting in syria's biggest city, aleppo. as fighting intention fives in eastern ukraine, some of the most vulnerable residents remain trapped.

well, back. a reminder the top stories on al jazeera. the u.n. secretary general has con domdemned an attack on a u.

school and describing it as a gross violation of international humanitarian law. 10 people were killed in the airstrike on the facility in gaza there. drs. say gaza's hospitals are reaching breaking points. supplies are running out. medical staff are coming under fire. an earthquake in china kills 175 people so far with around 1,400 injured as efforts continue to find survivors. opposition fighters have called a new body called the syrian revolution command counscil. 14 will have one command sender. the announcement comes as opposition fighters say they have managed to take control of several buildings in aleppo. mohammed val has our exclusive report. syrian rebels, this video obtained by al jazeera. they say they have stormed the security unit in the assad area

in the western side of the city. the unit was tasked with protectths the military academy which hosts the syrian's army's main base in the area. the rebels say they have occupied several blocks allowing them to inch closer to the based on saturday. >> this building on front of us is that of the military security unit? >> we did it by the greats of god and thanks to the haeroism f our mujahadine. they say it's key because it's the site where the syrian army maps out its strategy for the eastern front. it's also under the supervision of syrian, iranian, ramie and hezbollah military offices. a few weeks after major advances by retaking the industrial area and the eastern district. >> if they take this area, they may tip the balance of pour in their favor and they will beability interrupt the army's

only supply route to the basis in this side of aleppo. staying with syria and government fors have recordly killed at least 50 rebels in an ambush near the leg knees border. separately, fighters crossed into lebanon killing eight soldiers and two civilians. jane ferguson has the latest. >> wresting back control room action lebanese troops rush into the town of arsal. syrian fighters have stormed across the border before but never this deem nor have their attacks been this brazen. they take over a police station, capture soldiers and fire on local residents. their demands for the lebanese military to release a nusra leader ol saturday. >> this is a renewed attempt like previous ones to drag the most populated town of arsal into a fight with the army. we have witnessedents like this before, fighting with the army a few months ago left an officer

dead. >> mainly sunni, most of the town's residents back the syrian uprising against the president. it's regarded as a transit point for weapons and rebels entering certain syria. the population has swelled with tens of thousands of refugees settling there. >> it is one of the biggest towns. the infiltration into this town means a lot when it comes to human and political costs. the lebanese army has other missions in the north. in the capital in the south and the beka valley as well. >> reporter: in a statement, the lebanese army says its forces are back in control of arsal. lebanese security forces are now regularly having to deal with violence from the syrian conflict spilling into the country. like all countries bordering syria trying to keep the war out is increasingly difficult. jane ferguson, al jazeera,

beirut. >> fighters from the group known as the islamic state has seized two towns in northern iraq the they have driven kurdish security forces out of the town and forced dozens of residents to flee the area. sinjar had shilt]erred thousands of people displaced by the is offensive of the l two months. is also seized iraq's biggest dam on sunday. thousands marched in australia to protest against iraqi christians. protesters wanted the international community to help protect christians in the iraqi city of mosul. a majority of christian's in the second largest city fled after the islamic state group gave them a choice: convert to islam, pay a tax, or face death. >> fire fighters in the libyan capitol are struggling to go arrest a massive blaze, eight gas tanks were hit by a rocket during battles between two armed groups for control of tripoli

airport. the fighting has continued for three weeks and has been described as the worst violence since the 2011 civil war that ousted gadaffi. 22 have been killed and nearly 100 others injured in the latest round ofvite lens since sawyer. >> a number of missions to libya have closed their embassies and evacuated employees. thousands are trying to escape the violence through libya's border with tunisia. thousands more are stranded waiting to be allowed through border crossings. two were killed while protest -- while protesting after tunisia refused to let them in. west african countries have agreed to a cross-border isolation zone to stem the worst outbreak of the ebola virus in history. thevites has claimed more than 720 lives since it began spreading in march and medical experts warn that it is spiraling out of control. this report from the nigerian capital, abuja.

>> isolation centers at major entry points. these are common sites at airports in west africa. governments in the region are scrambling to deal with the ebola epdi ebola epidemic spiraling out of control. one of the busiest airports. it is here that a man who died of a ebola in nigeria was in transit after arrive from nigeria. >> we have around 700 passengers transitting at the airport every day, coming from various destinations. >> that's why we needed to take these measures because we could be exposed today suspected case or patient coming from an area our airlines are serving. medical experts say the ebola virus is out of control. the situation is complicated as eating meat from wild animals is widespread. patients refuse to remain in isolation centers, raising the possibility of more infections.

here in nigeria, it is facing a change in habits. >> i wiam willing to forego to protect myself, not touching the bat, the monkey. >> i am willing to protect myself. to protect myself and protect myself. there are economic fears associated with ebola here in nigeria. we first reported from the virus, i worried about a possible decline in sales but some consumers say it is business as usual. >> as the virus continues to reffage communities, families look for places to bury the dead that can present its own complications. this area of the liberian watchtal been deployed to ensure

ebola victims are buried immediately after they die al jazeera, nigeria. >> fighting for the sdroning hosdroninghold oftondon is intensifying. the ukrainian army aims to take bastlost territory. some of the vest vulnerable people are unable escape. a report now from a home for the elderly in donetsk. valentin a tries to call her grandson. he used to visit all the time. she hasn't heard from him since the sifighting started. she is 1 of more than 160 pensioners living in this care home on the out skirts of donetsk, close to the front line. i used to be an optimistic person. i thought the war wouldn't last too long. now, i think it is going to

continue. owning and managing the nursing home, pensions have stopped coming through and relatives can't pay their fees. she is using her own savings to keep the place open. but she is running out of money and supplies. sometimes, it's all too. >>. >> i am afraid, so afraid she says. how will we survive? i was at the city morgue. i watched as they brought in our young people. it was terrifying. somebody's children, grandchildren or husband. more people are arriving all the time. eleanor won't turn them away. this man is from petrotsky, a suburb of donetsk where ukrainians are patbattling prob russian separatists. >> the fighting is getting closer to this home people you describe the sounds of shelling and the wars and windows

shaking. these are some of the most ver nerable victims because they cannot be moved to safety it is hard to offer words of comfort to some. this woman says she worked hard all her life laying roads. now, she says dying alone. she doesn't know where her daughter is. many here were children during the second world war. they sing songs from the soviet era about soldiers saying goodbye to their city before going off to fight. it helps them to forget these troubled times as war surrounds them once again al jazeera, dondon. >> news out of nepal where hundreds of people are missing after a massive landslide. the landslide swept down an entire village and blocks a river that flows downstream from the him l hymalays.

the details. >> reporter: this was a highway to tibet. early on saturday morning, a part of the mountain came crashing down burying the village. entire families have been lost. only a handful of bodies have been recovered so far from the hundreds still missing. >> just to my left, the rescue workers are trying to find the bodies of four people who were buried under this rubble. family members have come to find the bodies of their loved ones and it's quite us a distressing scene. the danger for over here is not going as the landslide is still missing. >> as we watched, a mount antside collapsed. despite the danger, locals are trying to recover whatever they can from the destroyed homes. those searching for their loved ones don't know where to begin. i have come to find my sister, 1ness and one nephew and my sister-in-law. the next house was where my brother and other sister-in-law

are buried. the house after that, my cousins were rescued and are at the hospital. >> police and the army at the rescue site don't have enough equipment to expedite rescue and recover efforts. and they face a further danger. the landslide has blocked the raging river and created a lake upstream. on saturday afternoon, the army made made a channel through a controlled blast to let the waters out. downstream, people are packing to go. some don't want to leave. it is the among soon season. if the lake overflows or bursts its land slide, the villages like these will be swept away. al jazeera, in the district. nepal. >> 10 years ago, nasa launched an ambitious mission to explore the mysteries of mercury. it was a difficult journal to undertake to the scorched planet closest to the sun but the

spacecraft messenger is orbiting less than 100 kilometers above the planet's service sending back information way beyond scientists's initial expectations. tom ackerman reports. >> it took messenger more than six years to journey close enough to enter orbit around mercury, almost 58 million kilometers from earth. the scientists who designed and built it at the johns hopkins physics laboratory figured they could send back at most 2,000 images of a planet too close to the blinding sun for telescopes to observe. now, after receiving 10 times that number of pictures, they have a wealth of data about mercury where temperatures range from 450 down to minus 10050 degrees celsius. >> on this globe, they have mapped the top okayraography of planet with new information sentence back by messenger as recently as a few months ago. messenger has produced kongclusive evidence inside

mercury's north pole craters lie deposits of water ice and encouraging finding to those who dream of making human settlement in deep space an event annual reality. >> this is saying to us that one of the processes that takes place in our solar system can trap water and have it there if we ever get there. >> the facts learned about the properties on, above and below mercury's service are small pieces after grand puzzle the scientists want to solve. >> there is a difference and a progress in how these planets look what their composition is. we are trying to understand how it all makes one consistent picture of the formation and evolution of the solar system. messa messenger is projected to crash into the panelet sometime next april. it will take another year for its data to be analyzed. in the coming decade, the european space agents see plans to launch two more orbiters to

carry on the missing of uncovering mercury's mysteries. tom ackerman, al jazeera, laurel, maryland. >> you can always stay with al jazeera for more on our top story on the conflict in gaza. also, get details from our website at aljazeera.com. i am lisa fletcher and you are this. today thousands of minors are . >> hi. i am lease alone and ending up in shelters under federal custody. just how unanticipated was the surge and subsequent shellerring crisis. plus undocumented pima frayed to report crimes because of their immigration status. how that fear could be turning their communities in to targets. and later, rogue soldiers in the mexican army. confrontations between border protection and mexican soldier on his u.s. soil. sometimes resulting in attacks on american citizens. what's goingn?